title: Impact of neck dissection on survival in well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a multivariate analysis of 218 cases.
abstract: The management of cervical lymph node metastases in well-differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid has been highly controversial. In the Department of Surgery (II), Kanazawa University Hospital, the surgical management of cervical lymph node metastases in curable well-differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid has been changed from a conservative approach to an aggressive one since 1973. In order to determine whether an aggressive approach for cervical lymph node metastases is adequate, a retrospective multivariate analysis was carried out of 218 cases of well-differentiated thyroid cancer. The patients have been followed up from 5 to 30 years. Multivariate analysis was conducted following Cox's model. As for the results, the aggressive management of cervical lymph node metastases appeared to have an impact on survival. Furthermore, age and sex were confirmed to be important prognostic factors and a partial lobectomy was confirmed to be inadequate as a type of thyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), School of Medicine, Kanazawa University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*